Author HP Mallory is at it again! It wasn't long ago that she offered up a part in her next book but now that contest is over she is offering another part in another book!
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On Halloween I had a few author guests and a couple of contests! Now all the prizes have been claimed except for one. So it is time to pick a new winner!
Please contact me via email - Amberkatzes_book_blog at gmx dot eu within the next 7 days to claim your prize. Your claim will go quicker if you send me your address.
If you won a contest where you can choose your prize, then please make sure you state in your email which book you would like. This will help things go alot quicker!
If you email me and don't get a reply within 48 hours please post on the blog letting me know. Some email gets eaten by my spam filter. If a prize isn't claimed after 7 days I will, if the author agrees, pick another winner.
Please also note that I can not be held responsible for prizes that come direct from authors. I will check with them for you if you haven't received your prize but I can not hunt down your mail! Any prizes that come from myself could come from a 3rd party eg. Amazon or Bookdepository. If I am sending a prize myself please be aware that it could take a few weeks to reach you as it is coming from Europe.
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Last week I had quite a few author guests over for Halloween and therefore there was also quite a few contests. On top of that the Monthly Giveaway made an appearance and I have to say I am not surprised about which book won :)
However now it is time to announce who won! There are going to be some very happy people out there today :) Here goes!
Author HP Mallory was here and she was very kindly offering two of her books to two winners. The first winner to contact me to claim the prize can choose which book they would like (either To Kill A Warlock or Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble) and the winner who isn't as fast gets what is left over ;) Trick or Treat?
So here are the two winners! Congrats to -
Buddyt!!
&
Kathy!!
Next up was author Rachel Caine and I decided to offer up one of her books! Winners choice! That means the winner can pick the book they are missing or get the newest release. So who is the lucky winner? Congrats to -
Stephmartin71!!!
Keep reading to find out how to claim your prize!
Last but not least was author Maria Lima. The lovely author was very kindly giving away a copy of BLOOD HEAT or winner's choice of the BLOOD LINES books. So who is the winner? Well done -
Barbara E!!
However we still have two winners! The Monthly Giveaway had a Trick or Treat twist in October. The Trick or Treat Twist - I will pick two winners this month. The first winner to contact me gets a copy of the winning book. The second winner to contact me gets a copy of the book that gets the least votes!
So the first person to contact me gets a copy of Alpha and the second person gets a copy of Blood Lines. Who won? The email addresses beginning with -
deidre_durance!!
&
forceofstars!!
Thanks to everyone who entered the contests! Also a huge thank you to all the authors who took part in the Halloween weekend special and offered up prizes!
If you didn't win this time then keep trying! There are always more contests!
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How to claim your prize!
Please contact me via email - Amberkatzes_book_blog at gmx dot eu within the next 7 days to claim your prize. Your claim will go quicker if you send me your address.
If you won a contest where you can choose your prize, then please make sure you state in your email which book you would like. This will help things go alot quicker!
If you email me and don't get a reply within 48 hours please post on the blog letting me know. Some email gets eaten by my spam filter. If a prize isn't claimed after 7 days I will, if the author agrees, pick another winner.
Please also note that I can not be held responsible for prizes that come direct from authors. I will check with them for you if you haven't received your prize but I can not hunt down your mail! Any prizes that come from myself could come from a 3rd party eg. Amazon or Bookdepository. If I am sending a prize myself please be aware that it could take a few weeks to reach you as it is coming from Europe.
Never miss out on a new Author Event, Contest or Book Review! Subscribe Now!
Use the Bookdepository or Amazon links/banners to keep the prizes coming! Oh and advertise Amberkatze's Book Blog wherever you can ;)
Also did you read - A Void City Halloween - Part 5 By J.F. Lewis? The story is exclusive to Amberkatze's Book Blog! You can find the links to the other parts of the story in the post!
And...I was contacted by a fellow blogger who has got together with another site to host a month long tribute to author Jennifer Rardin. As most of you already know the lovely author passed away in September and it shocked the whole Paranormal Genre.
Please click the button below to visit the events which includes author interviews and giveaways.
The Halloween weekend here on Amberkatze's Book Blog continues with another author guest! H.P. Mallory has been on my radar for a while and I love visiting her website because the art work on there is just amazing. Actually her book covers are just as cool!
So HP is here today to introduce herself and her books. Maybe you will be adding them to your wish list. Or better still try your luck by entering the trick or treat contest. HP is giving away two books but which one you will actually win is yet to be seen :)
Oh and come back tomorrow! There will be more author interviews and contests!
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Amber - Welcome to Amberkatze's Book Blog! It is great to have you here as a guest! Could you start things off by telling us a little about your Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Books ?
HP -Thanks for having me! Sure, each of my books falls into the paranormal category although Fire Burn is more of a paranormal romance and To Kill A Warlock is an urban fantasy. Each book follows the trials and tribulations of two women. Fire Burn is about Jolie Wilkins, a woman who learns she's a witch and her roller coaster life after realizing this. Warlock is about a fairy in law enforcement, Dulcie O'Neil. It's basically a whodunnit revolving around the murder of a warlock.
Amber - Where do the ideas for your books come from? Does it just come to you? or do you work on an idea for a while before you expand on it?
HP - Well, I pretty much just make up my own ideas and then work out the kinks as I go. I think about the books constantly and think of different scenarios for my characters to find themselves in.
Amber - How do you pick the names for your characters? Do they have any special meanings?
HP - I actually went through a baby naming book to find most of my character names. LOL there are some good ones in those books!
Amber - Your website has some amazing artwork! Also the covers for the books are pretty cool. Is that your work?
HP - Thank you! Well, my disclaimer here is that I did design all covers for my books, but I did purchase the art. Then I went into photoshop and added the Halloweeny backgrounds, changed up hair and eye colors and added the text. So the design is mine but the art isn't.
Amber - Did you always wanted to be an author? Why did you pick the Paranormal genre?
HP - Yes, I have always wanted to be an author and I think it's really an exciting time in publishing right now because I could see my dream to fruition and I didn't have to rely on anyone but myself. I picked the paranormal genre because A) I love it and B) it isn't limiting--I can create anything I want to and there isn't any limit to my creativity when writing paranormals.
Amber - What are the good times and bad times of being an author?
HP - Good times are when other people really love your books. Bad times are when they don't. LOL
Amber - What's next? More books? A series?
HP - Yes, I'm currently halfway through the next Jolie book and hope to release it in the next 3-4 months. THen I'll work on the next Dulcie book.
Amber - What are you listening and watching lately? Is there any music or other media that influences your writing?
HP - I watch True Blood pretty religiously. And I have a whole soundtrack that I write to--all indie music that definitely influences my books. The two songs I'm really liking the most right now which also had a big effect on my books are: Blah Blah Blah by Say Hi to Your Mom and Pogo by Digitalism or it might be the other way round, Digitalism by Pogo. LOL
Amber - I know from looking at your site that you and I like a lot of the same authors. But who are the authors/series you love the most? The ones that you must buy and read as soon as a new book is released?
HP - I am stuck on the Sookie Stackhouse series. I also loved the Anita Blake series up until about the middle book and then it lost me unfortunately. I'm currently reading a book by Tina Folsom, Samson's Lovely Mortal.
Amber - If you could be any paranormal creature, what would you be and why?
HP - Hmm, probably something magical--a witch or a fairy so I could make stuff out of nothing!
Amber - Thanks for being a guest! Come back again sometime!
HP is offering two of her books to two winners. The first winner to contact me to claim the prize can choose which book they would like (either To Kill A Warlock or Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble) and the winner who isn't as fast gets what is left over ;) Trick or Treat?
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In a couple of weeks it is Halloween and as always I have got some extra author guests lined up! Usually there is one author guest a week and sometimes even two but on Halloween there will be FOUR!
Oh and I am so happy I can finally start using HP Mallory's cover art work! I love the covers for her books and also her website design is lovely. Maybe you want to get to know her before she visits Amberkatze's Book Blog? She has a contest running with an amazing prize! The winner will get a written part in her next book Toil and Trouble and future books!
Also don't forget that the Juliet Blackwell contest ends tomorrow! Make sure you enter! Two books are up for grabs!
The next author guest is Linda Robertson! Make sure you stop by and see what the author has to say and what she is giving away :)
Author HP Mallory is at it again! It wasn't long ago that she offered up a part in her next book but now that contest is over she is offering another part in another book!
